This is not Syria. The opposition we are talking about happens to be the majority party in the National Assembly.
Marco Rubio: “This is not Syria. The opposition we are talking about happens to be the majority party in the National Assembly.”
On the recordMarch 1, 2017
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Rubio emphasizes that Venezuela's opposition is a legitimate political entity, not a violent insurgency.
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